News Release

RICHARDSON,
Texas (June 1, 2004) — Dr. Larry D. Terry, executive vice provost for
academic affairs at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and an international
authority in the field of public administration, has been appointed to the
United States General Accounting Office’s (GAO) Educator’s Advisory

As a panelist, Terry will help to identify current and emerging issues in
higher education and alert the GAO about the changing interests and needs
of students, relative to employment with the federal government. The group
also will monitor trends related to the recruitment, hiring, development
and retention of a diverse, talented and results-oriented work force.

The panel gathers annually in Washington, D.C., and is made up of administrators
and highly qualified professionals from key public and private academic institutions,
as well as representatives of related professional organizations. Panelists
serve for three years. Other notable members include representatives from
Duke University, Harvard University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University
of California, Berkeley. Terry will attend his first meeting June 9–10.

As executive vice provost for academic affairs, Terry, who joined UTD in 2001,
is responsible for faculty affairs, staff appointments and oversight of endowments.
Terry also supervises UTD’s Center for U.S./Mexico Studies, the Office
of International Education and the university’s Web services, and serves
as editor of the prestigious and award-winning scholarly journal Public
Administration Review (PAR), which is housed at UTD.

About UTD

The University of Texas at Dallas, located at the convergence
of Richardson, Plano and Dallas in the heart of the complex of major multinational
technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor®, enrolls more
than 13,700 students. The school’s freshman class traditionally stands
at the forefront of Texas state universities in terms of average SAT scores.
The university offers a broad assortment of bachelor’s, master’s
and doctoral degree programs. For additional information about UTD, please
visit the university’s web site at www.utdallas.edu.